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Slightly off topic, but it would be nice if there was an option for a group-level Readme on Gitlab. Seeing a collection of projects doesn't tell me much about what is going on.

For info beyond the code repo there is this: https://traffxml.gitlab.io/#about

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GitLab team member here.

> it would be nice if there was an option for a group-level Readme on Gitlab.

Thanks for the idea. The proposal for Group READMEs is discussed in this thread: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15041#note_102... Suggest adding your preferences for the proposed solutions, thanks.

Why can't there be a group-level setting that allows me to designate any Markdown file in any of the repos in the group as the group-level readme? You could even make a filename such as GroupReadme.md a reserved name that can only be used once in a group. I could also see someone possibly wanting to move that file -- and it's history -- to another repo as a group matures: you start with repos like "API" and "WebUI" but eventually a "Docs" repo could be created as proof of concept solidifies and accumulates personnel and ceremony.

Same. I clicked the link and bounced because I wasn't sure which repo to open to get the basics, and wasn't willing to iterate through.

The view is now sorted by last created by default. Maybe most stars https://gitlab.com/traffxml?sort=stars_desc (and last created for repos with the same starts) is a better default sort?

BTW The repo with the specification seems to be https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff and it contains a presentation with more context https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff/-/blob/master/TraFF%20Pres...

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